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Black Box Challenge

A meta NES RPG where you play as an aspiring retro game collector trying to collect all black box NES games. With every game you collect you get to play a mini-game version of the title to earn power-ups to…

13 November 2017

Black Box Challenge is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Sly Dog Studios, released 13 November 2017 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Black Box Challenge is

Black Box Challenge is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Sly Dog Studios and released in 2017. It was published by INFINITIE NES LIVES. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

After visiting a flea market, you are hit with the NES collecting bug. The only way to put the itch at ease is by collecting some games, and what better way to do that than by hitting the streets right around the area you live?! You'll talk to people to get tips on where to find games, or perform specific tasks for them to get a prize straight from them! But beware, there are those that don't care for nasty collectors, and will do anything to try and stop you!
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Black Box Challenge launched on 13 November 2017, within three weeks of Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins and Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

Released around the same time: Call of Duty: WWII, Super Mario Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus.

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When did Black Box Challenge come out?
Black Box Challenge was released on 13 November 2017 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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